Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,306 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,035 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.9%
98.1%
Net pay
1.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,035 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 14,306 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.42 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 4.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 171,672 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 168,417 KWD per year, or 14,035 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 149355
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 139913
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 138196
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 131863
23.2%
4
Switzerland
KWD 101056
41.1%
5
Romania
KWD 100428
41.5%
6
Poland
KWD 99652
42.0%
7
Greece
KWD 96767
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
KWD 95674
44.3%
9
Norway
KWD 94637
44.9%
10
Austria
KWD 94391
45.0%
11
Spain
KWD 94347
45.0%
12
Denmark
KWD 91893
46.5%
13
Luxembourg
KWD 91319
46.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 89512
47.9%
15
Sweden
KWD 88783
48.3%
16
Germany
KWD 87392
49.1%
17
Ireland
KWD 86950
49.4%
18
France
KWD 83762
51.2%
19
Italy
KWD 80135
53.3%
20
Finland
KWD 67910
60.4%
21
Belgium
KWD 65839
61.7%
22
Portugal
KWD 64546
62.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 102134
40.5%
1
Canada
KWD 86954
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 152417
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 143495
16.4%
2
Singapore
KWD 136534
20.5%
3
Indonesia
KWD 117191
31.7%
4
Thailand
KWD 115819
32.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 112959
34.2%
6
Vietnam
KWD 112090
34.7%
7
Taiwan
KWD 110739
35.5%
8
Philippines
KWD 108740
36.7%
9
New Zealand
KWD 107989
37.1%
10
Malaysia
KWD 107252
37.5%
11
China
KWD 103140
39.9%
12
Japan
KWD 100631
41.4%
13
South Korea
KWD 98946
42.4%
14
Australia
KWD 96885
43.6%
15
India
KWD 85007
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 152182
11.4%
1
Brazil
KWD 124634
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 118712
30.9%
3
Panama
KWD 116632
32.1%
4
Mexico
KWD 113067
34.1%
5
Puerto Rico
KWD 112731
34.3%
6
Uruguay
KWD 112642
34.4%
7
Colombia
KWD 111952
34.8%
8
Argentina
KWD 111585
35.0%
9
Chile
KWD 110490
35.6%
10
Peru
KWD 107568
37.3%
11
Ecuador
KWD 102119
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 124945
27.2%
1
Kenya
KWD 120326
29.9%
2
Nigeria
KWD 116809
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
KWD 116771
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 113867
33.7%
5
Mozambique
KWD 112265
34.6%
6
Zambia
KWD 105668
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 104900
38.9%
8
Morocco
KWD 104724
39.0%
9
Senegal
KWD 103354
39.8%
10
South Africa
KWD 97471
43.2%
11
Uganda
KWD 95515
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 168417
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 167254
2.6%
2
Bahrain
KWD 167216
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 163088
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 163088
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 157938
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 128839
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 128812
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 100042
41.7%
9
Israel
KWD 93350
45.6%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.